Disclaimer - It's not mine. Never was. Characters belong to Rowling. Lyrics belong to Parton. Plot -what there is of one, anyways- belongs to me.
A/N - Nothing much to say right now…… So just enjoy.
Just a few thank you's to pass out:
Lilyflower - The lyrics aren't mine. They actually come from a song that has been around for a while called 'Jolene'. Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
SpangleDaCanary- As a matter of fact, you were the first. **Cheers repeatedly** I figured someone would like a drunk Sirius; I know I would.
;) Anyway, thanks for the review and I hope you like the next chapter. (More Sirius interaction!)
Rider-of-Rohan23- Well, I'm glad you like the way things tie in together. I'm glad someone noticed that. I like the song as well, and I just kinda figured it would fit in, at least in my own twisted mind! ;) Thanks for the review, by the way. I'm glad I could give you some sort of entertainment for a while. Hope you enjoy the next few chapters. Later. A.A.
Chapter 3
Sabine slammed the door to her dorm shut and sat down on her bed as two lonely tear drops forced their way down her face and into her lap. It was New Years eve, and she had just come from the Head's dormitories, or to be more precise, James' dorm.
The Marauders had planned on pulling a prank tonight along with her help, and they had all met up in the Head's dorm, waiting for James. After waiting for a half hour, Sabine had volunteered to go rouse the boy up, since he had obviously forgotten to set some sort of alarm to wake him up.
When she had entered the darkened room, she noticed that he had actually cleaned it up since the last time she had been in there. There were no dirty clothes or books scattered all over the floor. And even all of James' Quidditch equipment had been safely put on shelves to keep it from getting stepped on. She walked over to the bed where James was lying, apparently having a wrestling match with his bed clothes.
She frowned, watching him tossing, turning, and moaning something in his sleep. Sabine listened carefully and blanched when she finally figured out that he was calling out to Lily in his sleep. Once again, her stomach started twisting into knots, and she figured it was best to try and wake him up if they were still going to try to finish the prank tonight. Taking a deep breath, more to calm her nerves, Sabine reached out to wake him from the dream. Grabbing his shoulder and shaking him, she tried to wake him up.
"Potter! Get up, you lazy arse!" she called. James stirred around for a moment beneath the covers, but did not wake. "Get up, James, you prat! We've got work to do!"
"Lily?" James asked sleepily, not even cracking his eyes open. "Lily, please…stay here with me…don't go anywhere." Sabine's temper finally broke with that. Here she was, standing over his bed, trying to wake him up, and he thinks that SHE'S Lily. If he had been awake, she probably would have hauled off and decked him one good time for that. But seeing as he was still off in Lily-la-la land somewhere, she just started shaking him harder, raising her voice to try to wake him up fully.
"No, you arse, I'm not your precious Lily! Now get out of that bed. The boys are waiting on you outside in the Common Room!" she ground out. It seemed as though James had finally awaken, cause he stirred around and opened his eyes. Even in the darkness, Lily could see the light reflected from his blue eyes. It really was amazing how lost she could get in his beautiful blue orbs, but she had business to take care of right now.
"Sa..Sabine?" James asked sleepily, rubbing his eyes. "What are you doing in here? How long have you been in here" Sabine shook her head in aggravation, but tried to keep her tone neutral.
"I've been trying to wake you up for five minutes now." she said. "The boys are outside in the Common Room waiting for you. If you don't hurry up and get a move on, the prank is going to go down the drain!"
"Ahh, bloody hell, I forgot to set the alarm to wake me up, didn't I?" he griped.
"Apparently so." Sabine said. James grabbed his glasses from beside his bed and quickly put them on.
"Thanks for coming to get me, Lily." he said in a rush. "I'd hate to have to forgo the prank because I over slept. I don't know what I'd do without you here to keep me straight. Thanks, Lily." Sabine stood, shock still when he said that. 'That bloody idiot just called me Lily! Twice!' she thought angrily. 'Can't he get his mind focused on something besides that girl for more than thirty seconds?!'
"What did you just call me, James?" she asked him warily.
"Huh?" he asked, confused. He quickly picked up a shirt and threw it on over his head. "I called you Sabine. What else would I call you?"
"You called me Lily." Sabine said defiantly, crossing her arms over her chest and frowning.
"Why would I do that?" James asked, turning to grab the bag that he had filled with their pranking gear earlier that day.
"I don't know, but you did." she said sourly. " Is your mind some where else right now, Prongs?" James just looked at her funnily and picked the bag up, slinging it over his shoulder effortlessly. Sabine threw the boy a dirty glare and stalked out of the dorm, almost slamming the door in James' face, and waking up Lily. The Head Girl came running out of her room, only to find the Marauders and Sabine standing in the Common Room she shared with James.
"Sabine?? Remus?? Sirius?? Peter??" she questioned sternly. "What are you guys doing here? It's after curfew and you should be in the dorms."
"Stuff it, Evans!" Sabine snapped angrily. "I've had enough of you as it is! So don't start with the holier than thou crap right now! Cause I'm in just the mood to hex someone into their next life time!" The other boys in the room immediately figured that something had gone wrong, and stepped back to let the girl have some room to fume. What puzzled them the most was the fact that Sabine had been acting normal when she went into James' room, and now, not even five minutes later, she was ready to bite someone's head off.
"Sabine?!" James glared at her. "What's your problem? Lily didn't do anything to you?"
"Whoa, guys," Sirius asked, stepping in between the two Gryffindors. "What's going on? What's wrong?"
"You can stuff it to, Potter!" Sabine said venomously, completely ignoring Sirius' interruption. "If you'd open your bloody eyes and see what's in front of you, it would save you a hell of a lot of trouble in the future!" And with that, Sabine had stormed out of the Head's Common Room and back towards Gryffindor Tower, angry as all Hell.
Now, sitting in her room, and trying to stem the flow of tears, she knew she would have to explain her actions to her friends in the morning. Once again, she pulled out the journal, grabbed a quill, and started writing on the same worn page.
He talks about you in his sleep
And there's nothing I can do to keep from crying
When he calls your name, Jolene.
And I could easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene,
I'm begging of you, please don't' take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene,
Please don't take him just because you can.
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A/N - Okay. I know that one was kind of short, but the next chapter should make up for it. Until then, remember to leave me a review.
Later,
A.A.